Break-ups are one of life’s toughest challenges. Disconnecting yourself from someone you’ve loved, the plans you’ve made, and the life you’ve created doesn’t get any easier, even when you get older. But something that I’m noticing is that there’s a trend occurring. The more I’ve been able to talk one on one with women who are dealing in heartache and confusion. Many of them are holding on to something very similar—an image of their now ex.

Now, what do I mean by an image?

When you walk away from a relationship, I’m sure you agree that no one can take that deep memory of your former love away from you, right?

Skepticism is a great way of guarding yourself. You know what I’m talking about when I say skepticism, right? I mean your disbelief, doubting, and/or cynicism of someone or something. Somewhere in our environment someone taught us that not everyone should be trusted. To an extent, this makes sense with this world that we now live in. You know…the con artists, fakes, manipulators, and deceivers? Being taught not to naively believe everything and everyone was for our own good. But, when did ‘not everyone should be trusted’ turn into ‘no one should be trusted’?

The new hot release of Sex and the City 2 leaves me with two key thoughts. First, I clearly don’t make enough money! And second, sex in the city is clearly no different than sex in the suburbs…or anywhere else in the U.S. for that matter. Every one is going through it and this movie confirms it.

Appreciate it or not, we are all judged everywhere, with everything we do, and every decision we make. Society has created this box and if you and your lifestyle decisions do not fit into this box, then you are instantly judged by others from the outside looking in. The twists and turns that the main characters, Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha, and Miranda all experienced were very closely related to what many women all across the U.S. experience.